DMK's A Raja fuels 'Sanatan remark controversy', says Sanatan Dharma should be compared with HIV, leprosy

Since the DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin has stroked controversy, Jr Stalin's father and other DMK leaders have been trying to defend Udhayanidhi by ridiculing about the Sanatan Dharma. While trying to defend Udhayanidhi, DMK MP A Raja now going one step ahead of him said that the Udayanidhi was soft while commenting on Sanatan Dharma and Sanatan Dharma should be compared with HIV, leprosy.

 

He said, "Udhayanidhi only compared Sanatan Dharma to diseases like Malaria and dengue as he had a soft approach. “Sanatan Dharma should be compared to diseases with social stigma like HIV and leprosy."

 

Raja said, “I am prepared to give answers for all cabinet ministers if the Prime Minister convenes the meeting and let them permit me. I will explain which one is ‘Sanatana Dharma’ thereafter you decide…”

 

 

 

Earlier, Raja had challenged Home Minister Amit Shah and any other BJP leader to participate in a debate on Sanatan Dharma. He claimed Sanatan Dharma promoted inequalities among people, curbed women’s rights and advocated Sati.

 

Prior to that A Raja stated that all Shudras are children of prostitutes and they will remain so until they remain in Hinduism.

 

On 2nd September, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, went on a tirade against Sanatan Dharma on social media. The development came hours after he courted

controversy for comparing the Hindu civilisational, religious philosophy with ‘malaria’ and ‘dengue.’ While talking to X (formerly Twitter), Udhayanidhi Stalin wrote, “Sanatan Dharma is a principle that divides people in the name of caste and religion.”

 

“Uprooting Sanatan Dharma is upholding humanity and human equality…I spoke on behalf of the oppressed & marginalised who suffer from the Sanatan Dharma. I spoke on behalf of the oppressed & marginalised, who suffer due to the Sanatan Dharma,” he said.